“And the Lord said, ‘Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.’” (Genesis, 11) The Tower of Babel is the great analogy for the current crisis in digital communication. Like the fabled Tower of Babel of the biblical period, today’s communication setup is both […]

Throughout my professional career, I’ve had the chance to work in several significant international corporations. Every morning, I used to open my email, and as part of my email cleanup routine, I’d run through subject lines and delete most of my[...]

In the early 1500s, Copernicus made the brave claim that Earth is not the center of the universe and, in fact, revolves around the sun. Copernicus’ theory revolutionized astronomy by changing a single frame of reference. In the same spirit, the term[...]

In our years of experience working in and with businesses, we’ve noted that professionals use three words on a constant basis: effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity. These terms are used from top to bottom within a business and across multiple[...]

Too often enterprise IT solutions are viewed in black and white terms. If something brings value for the employer (easy to administer, inexpensive), it comes with a cost for the employee (hard to use, lack of functionality). On the other hand, if it’s[...]

As children, we are often led to believe that the maximum we can do at the same time is maybe walk and talk, or walk and chew gum. Engaging in more than one task at the same time is frowned upon regardless of the fact that multitasking can and does yield[...]

My week-long vacation is almost over and tomorrow, I return to the office. I feel a shiver go down my spine just thinking about the emails waiting in my inbox. Hundreds? Thousands? I start getting anxious, so it’s definitely a good idea to start[...]

Dusk is slowly settling into night as you walk through your front door. When you enter your home, the call is out and the children are running to the table each giving you a hug and kiss as they skip past you. You sit and look around you, it hits you-[...]

We feel your pain. You spend hours and hours on your communications, working around the clock to stay on top of your game. As soon as you clear your inbox it takes minutes for it to start filling up again. Day and night, in and out, you feel like you are[...]